U.S., Russian ministers agree to prepare for Syria peace talks: Lavrov
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Russian officials agreed on Friday on the need to convene a Syrian peace conference in Geneva as soon as possible and will meet again by the end of the month to prepare for the talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavr…
Attackers in South Sudan kill local MSF staff member
JUBA (Reuters) – A South Sudanese staff member of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has been killed and another wounded in an attack by armed men on their vehicle outside the country’s capital, Juba, the medical charity said on Friday.
Democratic Republic of Congo to open national dialogue next week
BRAZZAVILLE/KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo will start talks next week aimed at easing a political standoff in the capital and ending remote rebellions, with the leader of neighbouring Congo Republic taking some form of mediating role…
Zimbabwe’s MDC challenges Mugabe re-election in court, wants re-run
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) challenged President Robert Mugabe’s landslide re-election in the top court on Friday, calling for a re-run of the July 31 vote it says was rigged.
Cosa Nostra ‘man of honor’ denied bail in London court
LONDON (Reuters) – A Sicilian mafioso fighting extradition to Italy after living quietly in Britain for two decades under an assumed name was denied bail on Friday in a London court.
Kenyan president vows to find airport blaze culprits
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya will find out who or what was responsible for a fire that destroyed parts of the capital’s international airport, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Friday as authorities scrambled to return east Africa’s transport hub to normal…
Eiffel Tower reopens after bomb scare
PARIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of tourists were evacuated from the Eiffel Tower on Friday afternoon in response to a bomb alert, but it was found to be a scare and the Paris landmark reopened two hours later, police told Reuters.
Thousands rally for Mursi in Cairo, clashes in rural Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – Thousands of supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi rallied in a protest camp around a Cairo mosque on Friday, defying warnings from the army-installed government that they should give up and leave.
U.S. orders non-essential staff out of consulate in Pakistan’s Lahore
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The U.S. government ordered the evacuation of non-essential staff from its consulate in the northeastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Friday due to the threat of attack, with the State Department also warning U.S. citizens not to t…
Frontrunner in Mali election runoff pledges to reinforce peace
BAMAKO (Reuters) – The frontrunner in Mali’s presidential election wound up his campaign on Friday with a promise to restore peace and dignity to the West African country scarred by a coup and Islamist uprising last year.
